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A map indicating the state of the union may
Yield the statues, static & statutes of grave
White men while a map indicating disrepair may
Yield colorful groundbreakers uprooting graves.
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A map indicating the state of your affairs may
Include only the business of your accountant
If you are able to steer clear of laissez-faire—may-
Be let’s not take that road down the mountain.
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A map indicating states of arousal may
Also be a map few people find useful
Though the people who feel this way may
Also be people in a state of denial.
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A map indicating a state of inertia may
Be indistinguishable from a map
Indicating a state of flux. The route may
Lead you in circles around the map.
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A map indicating a state-of-the-art May-
Bach may feature what could be mistaken
For peace signs or tiny wheels making
Their way across a larger map that may
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Indicate a state of grace under fire or may
Indicate a state of emergency exit, a route
Which may divide at forks in the road or may
Multiply at crossroads leading you out
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Into a light so bright & constant you may
Have to wear a cap & shades indoors
Like brothers who know as much about May-
Bachs as Bach pursuing cultural studies or
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The mother tongue of New York, they may
Wear peace signs on their shoulders
Traveling states of aggression that may
Actually be states of preservation or
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Distress. A map indicating a state of war may
Actually be a map indicating a state
Of weariness. Let your eyes fall where they may
On the map indicating your state.
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You may wander the states of wonder indicated
By the many unmarked areas along the map.
Almost anything you see is a map in some way.
Let your eyes fall where they may on the maps.